The Lena-Arena, also known as the airberlin world for sponsorship purposes, was Fortuna Düsseldorf's temporary stadium during the hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 at Fortuna's ESPRIT Arena.
 Exterior view of the Lena-Arena | |
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| Location | Düsseldorf, Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°15′49.27″N 6°43′47.79″E / 51.2636861°N 6.7299417°E |
| Capacity | 20,168 |
| Record attendance | 20,100 |
| Construction | |
| Built | January–March 2011 |
| Opened | 26 March 2011 |
| Closed | May 2011 |
| Demolished | 2011 |
| Construction cost | €2.8 million |
| Architect | Nussli Group |
| Tenants | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (April–May 2011) | |
History
editThe stadium was named for Lena Meyer-Landrut, after her win representing Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The 2011 edition of the contest was held in Düsseldorf in Fortuna Düsseldorf's ESPRIT Arena. As a result of this, Fortuna's stadium was rendered unusable for football for the final three home games of the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga season. Moves to the neighbouring cities of Mönchengladbach, Köln, Bochum, and Leverkusen were ruled out, as well as an expansion Fortuna Düsseldorf's previous stadium, the Paul-Janes-Stadion, for security reasons. Constructed by the Swiss-based Nussli Group in under 50 days, construction began in January 2011 on a budget of €2.8 million on Fortuna's training ground.[1][2]
With a capacity of 20,168 and sponsored by Air Berlin and stylised as airberlin world,[3] the stadium hosted its first game on 26 March 2011, with Germany under-17 beating Ukraine U17 2–0.[4] Fortuna Düsseldorf won all three of their games hosted at the Lena-Arena, with Sascha Rösler scoring in every game hosted at the stadium. The club hold the unique record of winning every game in their home stadium. The stadium was dismantled at the end of May 2011.[1]
List of games
edit| 26 March 2011 2011 UEFA European U17 Championship elite round | Germany U17  | 2–0 |  Ukraine U17 | Düsseldorf |
| 14:00 | Perrey  10'Yeşil 31' |
Report | Stadium: Lena-Arena Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Ireland) |
| 15 April 2011 2. Bundesliga | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–0 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Düsseldorf |
| 17:00 | Rösler 17' Lambertz 36'Ilsø 67' |
Report | Stadium: Lena-Arena Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Christian Fischer |
| 24 April 2011 2. Bundesliga | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Düsseldorf |
| 12:30 | Rösler 41' Lambertz 70' |
Report | Stadium: Lena-Arena Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Thorsten Schriever |
| 8 May 2011 2. Bundesliga | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | Alemannia Aachen | Düsseldorf |
| 12:30 | Langeneke 14' Rösler 22'Beister 70' |
Report | Stehle 45' |
Stadium: Lena-Arena Attendance: 20,100 Referee: Peter Sippel |
References
edit- ^ a b "Als Fortuna in der Lena-Arena von Sieg zu Sieg eilte". Rheinische Post (in German). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Nun wird schon das Tribünen-Dach angeschraubt". Express (in German). 2 February 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Düsseldorf – Bielefeld". Bild (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Lena Arena eröffnet". Der Westen (in German). 26 March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2020.